- Coates'
- Mr. Coates: You want somethin'?
- Barret: I want to go up.
- Mr. Coates: Like I told you before, you gotta get the boss's permission, then win the Chocobo...
- Barret: Dyne's got his reasons an' can't speak.
- Barret: So, I got this, instead.
- Mr. Coates: Yeah, bull--!!
- Barret: I want to go up.
- Mr. Coates: R, right.
- Mr. Coates: Did you kill Dyne?
- Mr. Coates: You must've. Or you'd never be holding that thing. ...So Dyne's dead... Maybe now, the place'll calm down a little.
- Mr. Coates: Dyne didn't care who anyone was...
- Barret grabs him by the neck.
- Barret: The hell do YOU know!!
- Mr. Coates: R...ight! I mean, no, I DON'T know anything. S...sorry.
- Cloud: Then, will you get us outta here?
- Mr. Coates: Huh? Oh man, you guys are mistaken.
- Mr. Coates: I already told you, there's only one way to get outta here.
- Mr. Coates: That's to win the Chocobo Race and that's held up there, in the Gold Saucer.
- Mr. Coates: And, only one racer can go up at a time.
- Barret: Say what!?
- Mr. Coates: Noooo! Really, even if you threaten me!! A rule's a rule. I can't change it. If I do, the whole system down here'll get messed up!! An' I can't do that!
- Mr. Coates: OK, OK, I'll let one go up there. After that, he's gotta deal with Dio.
- Barret: Alright then.
- Barret: Cloud, you go.
- Barret: We'll wait down here. Hurry up an' win that Chocobo Race, an' get us outta here!
- Tifa: Right, Cloud. We'll be waiting and rooting for you.
- Cloud shrugs.
- Mr. Coates: All you need now is a manager... To register and get a Chocobo...
- (Ester): Hi. I happened to hear your story.
- Mr. Coates: Ester?
- She enters.
- Ester: I'll be your manager.
- Mr. Coates: Well, I have nothing against it, but...
- Mr. Coates: This is Ester. She may look kinda funny... But there's no better manager in the races...
- Ester: That's so rude...
- Ester: Yeah, well. Nice to meet you, Cloud.
- Mr. Coates: All right then, Cloud. I'll send you up the elevator. Ester'll fill you in on the details.
- Elevator
- Ester: Hmm, so that's what happened. I'll talk to Dio directly. You just concentrate on the race. Oh yeah, getting back to the other thing, there are many different types of Chocobo jockeys. It's not only for criminals. Some people compete for the fame, some people compete for the money, some only for glory... And then there're people like you. Oh yeah, I'll teach you how to ride a Chocobo.
- * All right
- * Not interested
- Jockeys' Room
- Man: You new?
- Ester: Hi, Joe.
- Joe: Hey, Ester you're looking pretty as usual.
- Ester: Thanks.
- Ester: Let me introduce you, Cloud. This is Joe, one of the top Chocobo Jockeys.
- Joe: Nice to meet you, Cloud.
- Joe: If you're with Ester, then...
- Ester: Right! He's an up and coming jockey. He'd only been down there a day and already he made it up here!!
- (Joe): What!?
- Joe: Oh, I see...
- Joe: So why did you get put down? Sorry...we're not supposed to ask about the past here.
- Joe: Pretty interesting... I have a feeling that we'll meet again.
- Joe: Then, until we meet again, Cloud.
- Ester: I'm going to check on the Chocobo. You just wait here for a while.
- They leave.
- * Wait
- (Tannoy): The race will start in a few moments. Will the jockeys for the next race please proceed to the paddock.
- (Tannoy): I repeat... The race will start in a few moments. Will the jockeys for the next race please proceed to the paddock.
- * Wait a bit longer
- Ester: Cloud.
- Ester: Thanks for waiting. I registered you in the next race.
- Ester: This is a Chocobo I prepared myself. He should do well.
- Ester: So... Remember how to ride?
- * Uh, how was it again?
- * Yeah, I got it
- Ester: Then, good luck.
- Jockeys' Room, after a win
- Ester: Congratulations!! Now you're home free!
- Ester: Oh yeah, the owner told me to give this letter to you if you won.
- Cloud reads.
- Dio: Boy, if you're reading this letter, then you must've won. I know you earned it. I heard about Dyne from Ester. Now that you won, I'm granting you and your friends a full pardon, and setting you all free. And by way of apology, I have a little gift for you to use on your journey. Sorry I couldn't be there to tell you this in person, but I'm a very busy man. Sincerely, Dio
- Cloud: A gift?
- The PHS rings.
- Aerith: Cloud, this is great!! The assistant manager just stopped by and dropped off a 'buggy'! Now we can go over 'deserts' and 'rivers', no problem. OK, Cloud. I'll be waiting outside.
- Cloud: (Hmm? The letter continues...) P.S. I recently met Sephiroth. I'll bet he's pretty popular with boys your age. Why don't you get his autograph? He was heading toward Gongaga, south of the river.
- Cloud: Sephiroth...
- Ester: I guess this is goodbye. Yeah. Well, if you ever get your own Chocobo, come back again. I'll take care of your registration and everything. I'll see you again.
- World Map - Corel desert
- How to drive the buggy
- Press the [OK] button to get on.
- Press the [CANCEL] button to get off.
- Buggy's can cross shallow rivers and deserts. You can even enter Costa del Sol and Junon by buggy, by hitching a ride on the 'Cargo Ship'.
